Will just hit the highlights, if full conference posted will put it here, team put part of it on twitter
Camp opens 9/21/22
Dobson got four million per, Lamoriello wanted to wait before going longer
Not discussing Barzal negotiations
Trade/UFA market too expensive, would weaken teams strengths
Says Chara/Greene not options at this time, no contact, will likely take 6th defender from current group
Feels teams goal differential will be improved under Lambert. Lou's a goal-differential guy.
Want to prove people wrong, he's the boss
Believes in the team, how it was built, won't apologize for it
Raty ticketed for AHL, but up to him if he can break through
Best transactions are ones you sometimes do not make
Brian Wiseman, thought it would work out, different sets of circumstances, delighted he's in SJ, quality hockey person
#NYI #isles I can't complain about the defense as long as Chara/Greene are gone for good, and he made a ton of excellent signings, and Snow's deal for Mayfield has been amazing.
— New York Islander Fan Central (@NYIFANCENTRAL) August 22, 2022
#NYI #isles It's not a second guess but a fact. Palmieri, Pageau, Cizikas, Martin, now Clutterbuck, Parise signings (re-signings) were terrible before deals were made & that's why Lamoriello cannot improve his slow/aging forward group.
— New York Islander Fan Central (@NYIFANCENTRAL) August 22, 2022
#NYI #isles Palmieri is a mediocre support player w/losing Devils teams loaded w/talent, who had padded numbers, he was not big game player. Pageau got paid for one 24 goal run, not his 35 point yearly avg. Cizikas is a car with 500,000 miles, who's hurt/does not produce 1/2
— New York Islander Fan Central (@NYIFANCENTRAL) August 22, 2022
#NYI #isles Renting Palmieri, Pageau at trade dealine where you have a mediocre pick, no problem. Paying them means you can't get a better player in UFA or a trade, that's how you take big steps backwards. 2/2
— New York Islander Fan Central (@NYIFANCENTRAL) August 22, 2022